The first duty of the sovereign， that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies， can be performed only by means of a military force.
统治者的首要职责是保护社会免受其他独立社会的暴力和侵略，只有通过军事力量才能实现这一职责。
Literature is the bridge between the seen and the unseen worlds.
You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.
愚人创造了这个世界，智者不得不活在其中。
要理解一个人，你必须先理解他们的沉默。